over the edge
idiom
: into a mental or emotional state that makes someone completely lose control
His friends worried that the news might send/drive/push him over the edge.
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Pieces of wood float through the air as a man peaks over the edge, then throws another piece of debris that shatters on the pavement below, the video shows.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
The idea of also cheerleading our family to pull off the best Father's Day ever could easily tip this just-holding-it-together mom over the edge.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 June 2024
Against Scott’s control, Sumner’s inability to relax into the character zaps the scene of tension, distracting from the mounting pressure that is supposed to push Tom over the edge.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Pictures of the damage show one house completely flattened, another with its pool and deck pulled away, and a third with a pool hanging over the edge of the hillside.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
The idea of also cheerleading our family to pull off the best Father's Day ever could easily tip this just-holding-it-together mom over the edge.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 June 2024
Against Scott’s control, Sumner’s inability to relax into the character zaps the scene of tension, distracting from the mounting pressure that is supposed to push Tom over the edge.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Pictures of the damage show one house completely flattened, another with its pool and deck pulled away, and a third with a pool hanging over the edge of the hillside.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Over the edge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20edge. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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